In reply to Mrs King.

As Steven says in his article and reply, there is no simple or single solution to the design of the website. What you need to ask is what is the purpose of the site, what is it's function? For example, to have people sign up for a newsletter say. By using good design techniques it can have an impact as to how successfully this. As long as the design solution addresses your requirements, that is what good design is about. There is not necessarily only one correct way to do it.